Waterbury evening Democrat., 1887-12-30
THE WORLD OF SPORTS.

McKie, the former goal tend of the Wat erbury polo team, has been released by the NewarkS.
 the Hartford Telegram office tonight, to arrange for 8 fight.
 Hartford has signed Swords, the famous Brockton rusher He is left-hander and is said to be terror to goal-tenders.
 Jackson, who was given a trial by IT. dianapolis, will probably be signed by London for first base He is the tallest man in the profession, measuring six feet fouf-inches in height.
 Manager Hackett of Syracuse is trying | to buy Mickey Hughes release from Brook lyn. Should he succeed he will have an 1 immense quartette of ex-Waterbury play CTS, in Hughes, Walker, Higgins and Battin. Watson, New Haven's goal tend, may not play there after January 1. He holds position as conductor on the Boston and Maine railroad, but obtained furlough un- til January to play polo. He will try to obtain an extension of time to April l.
 Manager Harris, of the Bridgeports, has gone to Massachusetts and will try to com plete arrangements to have the whole Brockton team transferred to Bridgeport It is to be hoped that he will succeed as Bridgeport is at present the weakest team in the league.
 There was a large attendance at the rink last evening to witness the game between the Meridens and Waterburys. There was some delay owing to the non arrival of referee Meyers, of Bridgeport, and William Armstrong of this city filled the position admirably. Both clubs started in with the intention of winning and Meriden came out the loser, Lyons, the new second rusher of the home team, played an excel lent game, and Cunningham the old reli- able first rush also received much applause for his brilliant work. Lampkin, the goal tender of the Meridens and Babbitt the goal tender of the home team also played a good game. The first goal was taken by Meriden, but Waterbury captured the next four goals; Meriden then secured the sixth, Connor having caged the ball. Wster- bury captured the eighth and ninth goals but Meriden captured the next three, Wat erbury then succeeded in capturing the next two. Time was now up and the Wat erburys won eight goals and Meriden won four, having lost one by having three fouls.
 AC iAnlldEclS Ol CudFGof OHk Fafk nave voted to arrange for the grand circuit meet ing next August, not only the $1O,0OO guaranteed stake race, which has been so successful 8 turf event for the past three years, but also for two other events of a like nature. The $1O,000 event will be, as heretofore, for horses of the 2;2O class. There will be added $3,00O guaranteed stake race for horses of the 2:3O class and a $4, ,OOO guaranteed stake race for pacers of the 2:3O class. The latter is expected to be one of the most attractive events of the meeting, as it is calculated to bring to- gether the best of the side-wheelers who were on the turf last season, and also lot of new ones whose owners will want dash at the big money. In this connection 1t is an interesting fact that of about 450 horses which came into the 30 clase last season, 113 are pacers, indicating that pacing stock is receiving increased attention from breed CTS. The pacers made some of the most attractive races in the circuit last season, especially during the Hartford meeting, ann there were no better races on the pro gramme for the pool box speculators.